Cardinal Points would like to formally acknowledge all the concerns we’ve been hearing about last week’s editorial. We have always prided ourselves in serving this campus and its community, and your disappointment deserves an explanation.
If standing up for something you believe in with a group of people changed things, the world would be too much of a pushover. It takes much more effort than yelling out what you think is right to persuade the law or opposing side.
As I was standing in the center of a passionate group made up of men and women standing together, fighting for what they believe, I asked myself a question: what would I rally for?
I’m celibate. For anyone who knows me, it doesn’t mean that I’m refraining from sex. Instead, I have never succumbed to the temptations of buying a fake ID.
Ask my 7-year-old self who her hero is, and she would say soccer star Brandi Chastain. My 14-year-old self would answer similarly. I still admire Chastain’sathleticism, dedication to health advocacy and advancing female sports, but my answer has changed. Today my hero is my mom.
We were shocked to read the May 3 editorial titled “Empty accusations soil reputation.” Though we trust that your intention was not to hurt survivors of rape and sexual assault, your poor choice of words, especially in the headline, added insult to injury for many of us.
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